Installation view of Kim Lim: The Space Between, A Retrospective. National Gallery Singapore, 2024. Image courtesy of National Gallery Singapore

Exhibition

Kim Lim: The Space Between. A Retrospective

National Gallery Singapore

27 September 2024 to 2 February 2025

Daily, 10am to 7pm

Ticketed

Special Exhibition: $25 (Standard) $15 (Local), All Access Pass (General Admission + Special Exhibition): $30 (Standard), For Singaporean and PR, purchasing a 'Special Exhibition' pass automatically upgrades you to an 'All Access' pass.

Wheelchair accessibility.

Synopsis

Once overlooked, this exhibition acknowledges Lim’s profound impact by tracing the evolution of her practice over four decades, highlighting her unique approach to Minimalism, influenced by material cultures across her travels. This in-depth showcase features key sculptures and prints spanning four decades, along with maquettes, never-before-seen photographs and archival materials.

Gain new insights into her artistic journey, philosophy, and creative relationships, and see how she relied on the power of suggestion and metaphor, to masterfully balance space, light, and rhythm to great effect.

Kim Lim: The Space Between. A Retrospective underscores the role of Lim’s cultural in-betweenness in shaping her artistic practice and resistance to pressures of identity determinations. Drawing from her experiences and encounters across Asia and Europe, Kim Lim’s artistry transcends boundaries. The exhibition celebrates her life that was lived through a sustained openness to a diversity of influences.

Participating artists/curators:

Kim Lim, Artist, Singapore-British

Public programmes:

Workshop: Polymer Clay (accessories): Sat, 7 Dec | 10am–1pm, City Hall Wing, Level 5, Rooftop Studios

$30 per pax, register online.

Tour by curator Joleen Loh: Sat, 25 Jan | 11am–12nn, National Gallery Singapore, Singtel Special Exhibition Galleries 2 & 3, Tour is free to join. Special Exhibition Gallery Pass required for entry into the exhibition.

Weekly Tours: Register for free at our Tours & Programmes Counter, located at City Hall Wing, Level 1
English | Thu–Sun | 3.30pm
Mandarin | Sat–Sun | 1.30pm

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